Boat



f April 7, 1925.

G. CSENGERY BOAT Filed Sept. 24 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR WITNESS:

April 7, 19;:5. 1,532,990

I G. CSENG ERY BOAT Filed Sept. 24. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYPJI''NESS:

Patented dl'lpr. 7, 1925.

STATES lsezeee 'r carica.

Para

GEORGE csnivcnnr, or SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

BOAT.

Application led Septemberifl, 1924. Serial No. 739,673.

To ZZ rtv/10m t may concern: l

Be it known that Grenen CsnNGnRY, a citizen of the Republic of Hungary,residing at South Norwalk, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and useful n'iprovements in Boats, ofwhich the following is a specilication.

lily present invention pertains to boats of,

.in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a boat equipped with the preferredembodiment of my invention. Y

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the saine.

Figure 3 is a detail longitudinal vertical section taken in the planeindicated by the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

liigure 4 is a detail perspective of the pedal lever employed in thesteering of the boat.

Figure 5 is a rear end elevation of the boat. i

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings.

The hull 1 of the boat may be and preferably7 is of the Ordinary wellknown type such generally employed in row boats.

Journaled in suitable bearings 2 at the stern of the boat is asubstantially upright shaft 3, equipped on its lower portion' with arudder 4 and on its upper end with a T" head Pivotally connected at 6 tothe T-head 5 Open links 'T with which are interloclred forwardlyextending rods 8. rllhese rods 8 extend under and forwardly beyond therear 4intermediate seat 9 of the boatA and are interloclred at theirforward ends with the apertured end portions of a pedal lever 10. Thesaid pedal lever 10 is disposed on the bottom of the hull and slightlyin advance of the seat 9 and in addition to the apertured end portionsalluded to the lever 10 is provided with rearwardly deeoted end portions11, the said end portions 11 being designed to prevent the feet of anOperator from slipping olf the lever. As best shown in Figure 4 thelever 10 is riveted at 12 or is o'tht-irwisefixedV to Va body 13 formedlike Y the lever of appropriate metal and provided with low r and upperapertured flanges 14. These latter receive an upright shaft 15 on thebottom of the hull so as to enable the body 13 .and the lever 1() tofreely swing about the shaft, and the body is secured on said shaft 15by a Cotter pin 16 and washer 17 or other appropriate means in thediscre tion of the manufacturer.

Manifestly when disposed on the seat 9 an operator is enabled with hisfeet to conveniently steer the boat and this without requiring anyaction whatever with his or her hands. Y

Fixedly secured on the gunwales of the hull 1 are holders'20 and fixedlysecured on the bottom of the hull and spaced inwardly from said gunwalesare standards 21 on the upper ends of which are holders 22 in co-l yincidence with the holders 20. The saidr holders are arranged intransverse aline-l ment and each pair of holders 2O and 22 receives asleeve 23 which is held against turning in the holders by the clampingaction of the holders or otherwise in the discretion of themanufacturer.

Journaled in the sleeves 23 are transverse shafts' 24, and fixed to theshafts 24 outwardly beyond the sleeves 23 are rods 26 which are equippedwith propelling blades at 27. In the attachment of the said rods 26according to the'preferred embodiment of my invention, the said rods arepassed diametrically through the shafts 24 and also through collars 28on the end portions of the'shafts, and are fixed to the shaft by saidscrews 29 which bear in the ends of lthe shafts 24 as illustrated.

i' the vertical planeet theyv sha-its Qetiwith ret-` The adjustableconnection of the handle to the shafts is particularly advantageousinasmuch as it permits of the transverse portion ot the handle 3.0 beingconveniently arranged relative to the sea-t 9 and'also to'v seat 9arranged atthe oppositeside of erence toL the seat 9. y

'roller 33, preferably of Wood, tiber or the like, is mounted onthetransversef' pore*V tion ot the handle SO so als to 'reely'turn abouttine said 'transverse portion; VThe saidY roller 33 which constitutes a.hand graspl is p of considerable lengthjso thet- -the occupants otboth"ot the seats 9 and 9L may'.partici-V pate" in the rota ion of the shafts2d and-the propellers through grasp or roller (5j and the4 handle'f.will also be readily apparent that the boat in ber propelled 4vperson'irrespective ot whether such person is on theseat 9 and is facingforward or is on the seet- 9 and is facing-rearward. l would have itunderstood, however, that the general arrange-nient disclosed isprovided in order that tivo personsnseated Aon the tivo seats` 9 and'91T inay participate in the l,pro-

'pulsion oitthe boatV while the person on the seat@ and lacing forwardlyhestor'his' or her province to steer the boat through the .niediun'ivot' the pedal lever IOL ent of iny invention in order toiniunderstanding of 'said einbodinient. I do not desii;e,rhon'ever, "tobe' iny invention isV detine'd 'b5 understood es confining" myself 'tothe foonstru,ctifonY and relative arrangement ol" the parts as;disclosed inasmuch as the scope:` or iny appended niodiica-4 cljainisVWithin which Ychanges or l tions'rnay be :niade Without dep'avirture.'trol-nv iny invention. Having described iny invention', Whlat l claimand desire to secureby Letters Patent,

'ingY connected the in 'ediunr of thev iand steered a. single` dencewith the :lirst-naf'rned holders,

specifically describedt'he preferred*- in the outer Y endsY ot l. rl"hecoinbination of aboat hull, ashaft Journaled in bearings on the sternot' the hull; and having a rudder end'also having e T-head, a.horizontally swinging pedal lleve-r mounted on the bottoinot1 the hull;ot' the and rods connected W ith the T-head rudder and Vthe end portionsot the said pedal Y lever; tured Yend portions, and' the said rodsbevvith the T-he'ad' by open linlis the said T-head havingaperint-rloeleti' vvith the rods' and having Vporl tionsjournaled intheends of the a-head.

2l 'lllie'coinbination oit aai boat hull, a shalt journaled in' bearingsot the stern ot' the hull andL having aI rudder and also having a-T-head, a horizontally swinging pedal leverniounted on the bottoni ofthe hull; and rods' connected with the T-head of the rudder and' theVend portions ,of the seid pedall lever, the saidV pedal lever havingrearwardly deflected end portions, and be- Ving tired to tineintermediate*portion ot a body having upper and lower aperturedl'z'zng'es, and the said flanges ot' lthe body be# ing .mounted on andadapted 'to swing, about a? sh'attli.y d to end rising troni the bottoniot' the hul l'.

3. The coinbin ation or' a boat hull having gunufalcs, standards" linedon the hull bottoni and spaced inwardly lronithe guniva-les, holders onsaid standards and arrangedy in coinci- I the said standards beingspaced a ,considerable dis- 'tance apart, slee-ves secured in the saidholdersy and'spa'ced apa-rt, shaltts journeled in saidsleeves and specedspa-rt, propellers having rods-estending diainetrically through theouter portions ot said shafts and also having blades on- -the rods, setscrews bean the. 'shaft andv against said rods, a` U-shaped handlehevin'g a transversel portion and also having end portions extendingdiainetrically through the inner end portions of the shafts, set screwsybearingl :in seid :sh-arts and:V adjustably fixing the handle thereto,and a roller inountedgon the transverse portion ot the hond-le; Y I

ln testimony whereof I affix iny signature. i GEORGE CSENGERY.

holders tired on said gunwales,

